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Scholarships at Southwest Virginia Community College

The Foundation Scholarship application is closed for Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 Foundation scholarships. The deadline to apply was March 31st, 2018. Please contact the Foundation office at 276.964.7351 with questions or for more information.

EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS- Please submit these applications to the address listed for each; these are not processed by SWCC's Scholarship office.

Currently there are no open external scholarships.

How to apply for Foundation Scholarships

Unless otherwise indicated, applicants must have a minimum, of a 2.5 GPA (C) and enroll as a full-time student (min. 12 credit hours).

· You must apply for admission to SWCC before applying for foundation scholarships – you will need your SWCC email address to login and complete the scholarship application. You will need to wait 1 to 2 days after you complete the Admission Application before you can login to the Scholarship Application site. (you can apply here: http://apply.vccs.edu) Please note: Make sure SWCC has received your official transcripts from all high schools, colleges, and universities attended (if you are a returning student, you do not need to send them again).

· You will need to select “set your password” the first time you visit. Use your SWCC email address & new password to login.

· Now you’re all set to apply!

*Please note: If you have previously setup an account with award spring you will use the same information to log in again this year.

3. After you have submitted your application:

· Once you have finished the application, please check your dashboard and make sure there are not any follow up items you need to complete for specific scholarships.

· Please note: You only need to fill out the application once. You will see a listing of “Applied Scholarships” on your dashboard…these are the scholarships that you may qualify for, and have been applied to.

*Scholarship numbers and amounts are contingent on funding.

· Check your SWCC email account & your Award Spring account often to make sure we have not contacted you for any additional information.

Tips:

If for some reason you need to stop at any point during the application process, you can save your work and come back later.

When completing your essay, you may copy from a program such as Microsoft Word and paste it into your application…this will help you keep a check on your word count.

If you are asked to upload a document for a specific application, but are unsure of how to do that, consider asking your parents, a high school guidance counselor, a friend, or someone here on campus to help you with this.

Southwest Virginia Community College does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status; or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees, or applicants; or any other basis protected by law.

The college is subject to Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; Federal Executive Order 11246; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA); Virginia’s State Executive Order Number Two; and all other applicable rules and regulations.

Disbursement of federal and state funds will occur approximately two weeks following the last day to add a class for the full term semester. Students may expect to receive refunds that they are entitled to approximately two weeks after the disbursement date, once tuition and approved charges are deducted.

***If a student is enrolled in one or more 10 week class(es), disbursement of their funds will occur two weeks following the last day to add a 10 week class.

It is the desire of the College that no qualified student be denied the privilege of attendance because of financial need. Determination of need is based upon the student’s financial resources and allowances for tuition, fees, books, supplies, meals, room, transportation, and other expenses. In order to be eligible to receive aid, a student must be enrolled in a curriculum which is at least six months long and contains 24 credits with a specified completion date. The student must maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the College and the Federal Government in order to continue to be eligible to receive aid. Federal student aid funds must be used for expenses related to college attendance.

Southwest Virginia Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admission. Inquiries may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer at (276)964-7340 or Cathy.Smith-Cox@sw.edu.